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RE: Driving from Faizabad to Bamiyan

by BeccaS7 04 May 2012

Recent unrest in Badakhshan in a previously quiet district http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news%2F385786%2FLatestNews%2F31 …
RE: Buzkashi

by JakJones 26 March 2012

Buzkashi is not really a game of Pakistan. I saw an exhibition game once at the Sibi Mela (Feb) in Baluchistan. There used to be games…
Re: Report: From Khorog (TAJ) to Kabul (AFG) by land few days ago..

by Simoniqe 18 December 2011

Thank you for this information. I just want to add that, due to developments in the last 2 weeks, the road from Ishkashim to Faizabad…
RE: Backpacking through the Wakhan Corridor and Badakhshan

by EddyV 15 October 2011

Here are some links to an as yet unfinished website on independent travel to remote regions worldwide. It has a section on [Afghanistan|http…
RE: Backpacking through the Wakhan Corridor and Badakhshan

by jpyrek 13 October 2011

I wish you the best...looks like an amazing area. If it is half as amazing as Tajikistan, it will be totally worth it.
RE: Backpacking through the Wakhan Corridor and Badakhshan

by mateosh40 11 October 2011

I was there a month ago and it is possible. The people are very friendly and will assist you. The Tajik border post was pretty easy to…
RE: Backpacking through the Wakhan Corridor and Badakhshan

by rforensky 10 October 2011

Thanks a lot for redirecting me to those links, the information is quite helpful. I can pass on some of the bloggers experiences and deciphe…
Backpacking through the Wakhan Corridor and Badakhshan

by rforensky 10 October 2011

After hearing some incredible stories of people visiting the famous Wakhan corridor, I was wondering if many people travel through this…
Re: Afghanistan FAQ & Security Thread

by 5horizons 01 September 2011

Hi all, Just curious if anyone has more recent security info on Badakhshan (not the Wakhan but Faizabad and the southern part of the provin…
RE: GBOA hints

by thebigtask 26 August 2011

I stayed many nights over two months at Hanis Guesthouse in Ishkashim with my wife. We loved the place. The meals are amazing. The…
RE: Why has Kunduz province become so violent?

by JakJones 04 August 2011

Blame the Iron Amir, Abdur Rahman Khan. In the 1880's he sent thousands of Pashtun tribes into northern Afghanistan to guard the borders…
Faizabad to Kabul via Panjshir - bad idea?

by blarkan 30 June 2011

Hello friends, I will be visiting Badakhshan and Wakhan this summer. I will enter Afghanistan from the Tajik Pamir and at first I had…
visa for second enter into Tajikistan

by lady_aquarius 17 June 2011

Hello, I have single entry visa to Tajik, but probably I`ll have to enter Tajikistan again few days later (Tajik-Afghan-tajik). Is poss…
Re: Pamir Highway/Wakhan corridor in July/August

by dwyn 10 June 2011

As far as I know the afghan visa can easily be obtained in a few hours from both Dusanbe and Khorog, though I heard some recent reports…
RE: Gbao permit

by CentralAsia_traveler 30 May 2011

There are several rayoni (I think that is the correct term) (like counties) in Gorno-Badakshan Autotonomous Oblast (like a state). I…
RE: Border crossing in Termez to Afghanistan is possible for foreigners?

by lady_aquarius 10 March 2011

Hi, Yes JakJones, I rememeber that bad news. I decided to flight from Badakhshan to Kabul and then overland to Bamyan (as I know from…
RE: Border crossing in Termez to Afghanistan is possible for foreigners?

by JakJones 10 March 2011

I would have just said difficult road plus no public transport but also last year a group of aid workers were killed in the Southern part…
RE: Mazar-e Sharif from Uzbekistan?

by george5 13 February 2011

As #1 said, the north which was previously fairly calm (by Afghan standards) has been going downhill. Kunduz is a no-go-area now, Mazar…
RE: tajikistan in one week

by george5 09 February 2011

>You could fly to Khorog and back Yes, but only theoretically. In practice you have to pay high bribes to get a reservation for the plane…
RE: Is It Possible for Americans to Get Tourist Visas for Independant Travel?

by EddyV 05 February 2011

chriskean did paint a slightly misleading picture. I was in Wakhan in August when that incident happened. It was in Badakhshan, NOT Wakhan.…
RE: Is It Possible for Americans to Get Tourist Visas for Independant Travel?

by danielsprague 03 February 2011

You will need permits both for Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The permits for the Afghan Wakhan can be arranged in Ishkashim, Zygmontek…
RE: Is It Possible for Americans to Get Tourist Visas for Independant Travel?

by danielsprague 02 February 2011

#2, I suspect you are confusing the greater province of Badakhshan with the district of Wakhan; i.e. the Wakhan Valley from Ishkashim…
RE: Visiting Badakhshan in April

by discosteveo 08 January 2011

Hey! I'm anticipating on being in Afghanistan in April and am examining the possibility of making it (safely) to Wakhan for trekking.…
Re: Visaplan help needed

by george5 19 December 2010

>If I could arrange those two in Teheran I would be ok, right? Yes you would be. If you can get a Tajik visa in Tehran, you need to…
RE: Visaplan help needed

by george5 18 December 2010

1) Iran. As a Dutch citizen you theoretically qualify for an on arrival visa at any international airport. In practice you very often…